Russia 1826-SP NG 5 kopeks C-156

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 43909

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72729

This specimen was lot 43909 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 5 Kopek, 1826-CNB HT. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. Wings down type. Sharply struck with reflective fields and incipient peripheral toning. A lovely little near Gem example sure to please." The second specimen was lot 72729 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $312. The catalog description^[2] noted, "RUSSIA. 5 Kopeks, 1826-CNB HT. St. Petersburg Mint. Nicholas I. NGC MS-62. 'Wings down' variety. A pleasing specimen, offering steel gray surfaces with some hints of goldenrod throughout, along with a fairly strong strike and underlying luster." Two types of silver five kopeks were struck in 1826; C156, with the eagle's wings down, struck 1810-26; and C126, wings up, struck 1826-31.

Recorded mintage: 1,340,000 (C126 + C156).

Specification: 1.036 g, 0.868 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-C156; Bit-149.

Source:

Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
^[2]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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Russia 1826-SP NG 5 kopeks C-156

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